CVE-2021-3701

Local file disclosure and redirection via predictable directory

Published Aug 23, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Incorrect temporary-directory permissions in Red Hat Ansible Runner 2.0.0 through 2.0.4 allow local users to read or redirect private files. BaseConfig derives a predictable private_data_dir beneath a world-writable temporary location instead of atomically allocating a restrictively permissioned directory. A local user who pre-creates the expected directory before a legitimate Runner invocation can access its private contents or redirect files written by that process.

CVSS severity6.6
Medium
EPSS probability0.29%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Incorrect temporary-directory permissions in Red Hat Ansible Runner 2.0.0 through 2.0.4 allow local users to read or redirect private files. BaseConfig derives a predictable private_data_dir beneath a world-writable temporary location instead of atomically allocating a restrictively permissioned directory. A local user who pre-creates the expected directory before a legitimate Runner invocation can access its private contents or redirect files written by that process.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-3701
Published
Aug 23, 2022
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Red Hat
Product
Ansible Runner
Classifications
CWE-276, CAPEC-81, CAPEC-127, CAPEC-1, T1005
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 23, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=Affects ansible-runner 2.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Red Hat · Ansible Runnerversion=Affects ansible-runner 2.0

Published CVSS scores

6.6NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
6.8GitHub Advisory DatabaseCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-276Incorrect Default Permissions
CAPEC-81Web Server Logs Tampering
CAPEC-127Directory Indexing
CAPEC-1Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs
T1005Data from Local System

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